Table 1 cis-pQTLs and trans-pQTLs for induced cytokines in each stimulation

From: Smoking changes adaptive immunity with persistent effects

Stimulus

Cytokine

rsID

Adjusted P value

cis or trans

Locus

E. coli

IFNγ

rs4833095

5.45 × 10−26

trans

TLR1/6/10 locus

IL-2

rs9306967

2.83 × 10−33

trans

TLR1/6/10 locus

IL-6

rs5743614

1.07 × 10−34

trans

TLR1/6/10 locus

IL-8

rs4833095

5.64 × 10−52

trans

TLR1/6/10 locus

IL-17a

rs9306967

9.24 × 10−21

trans

TLR1/6/10 locus

IL-23a

rs6815814

4.50 × 10−30

trans

TLR1/6/10 locus

LPS

CXCL5

rs352045

5.13 × 10−15

cis

CXCL5 promoter

IL-1β

rs3764613

1.96 × 10−10

trans

PPP5C enhancer

IL-6

rs62449491

7.58 × 10−10

cis

IL6 enhancer

IL-10

rs1518110

3.39 × 10−08

cis

IL10 intronic enhancer

IL-12a/b

rs143060887

1.37 × 10−10

cis/trans

IL12A putative regulatory regions

SEB

IL-6

rs11936050

1.30 × 10−27

trans

TLR1/6/10 locus

Anti-CD3 + CD28 (responders)

CXCL5

rs352045

1.33 × 10−36

cis

CXCL5 promoter

IL-2

rs1801274

2.09 × 10−22

trans

Close to FCGR2A

BCG

CXCL5

rs10013453

6.64 × 10−12

trans

TLR1/6/10 locus

IL-2

rs4833095

1.01 × 10−66

trans

TLR1/6/10 locus

IL-6

rs72636686

8.92 × 10−12

trans

KAZN intron

IL-8

rs4833095

7.21 × 10−109

trans

TLR1/6/10 locus

C. albicans

CXCL5

rs10779330

9.21 × 10−16

trans

CR1 locus

IL-1β

rs10863358

9.56 × 10−15

trans

CR1 locus

IL-23a

rs10779330

2.70 × 10−10

trans

CR1 locus

TNF

rs11117956

9.46 × 10−15

trans

CR1 locus

Influenza

CXCL5

rs352045

3.24 × 10−59

cis

CXCL5 promoter

CXCL5

rs10822168

1.88 × 10−14

trans

JMJD1C intron

IL-6

rs35345753

1.61 × 10−07

cis

IL6 enhancer

Poly I:C

CXCL5

rs352045

7.15 × 10−59

cis

CXCL5 promoter

CXCL5

rs10822168

5.01 × 10−15

trans

JMJD1C intron

IFNγ

rs3775291

1.36 × 10−13

trans

TLR3 exon

IL-1β

rs3775291

1.76 × 10−24

trans

TLR3 exon

IL-6

rs62449491

3.37 × 10−07

cis

IL6 enhancer

IL-6

rs3775291

1.46 × 10−17

trans

TLR3 exon

IL-12a/b

rs3775291

1.92 × 10−22

trans

TLR3 exon

TNF

rs113845942

1.57 × 10−07

cis

HLA-DRB intergenic region

TNF

rs3775291

4.78 × 10−19

trans

TLR3 exon

TNF

CSF2

rs112997843

1.11 × 10−09

trans

Intergenic region

CXCL5

rs352045

1.95 × 10−22

cis

CXCL5 promoter

IFNγ

rs352045

2.38 × 10−14

trans

CXCL5 promoter

IL-10

rs6689179

1.58 × 10−07

cis

IL10 enhancer

IL-1β

CXCL5

rs352045

5.09 × 10−32

cis

CXCL5 promoter

CXCL5

rs2393969

6.35 × 10−10

trans

JMJD1C intron

IFNγ

rs2564594

1.07 × 10−11

trans

CXCL5 promoter

IFNγ

CXCL5

rs352045

8.06 × 10−58

cis

CXCL5 promoter

CXCL5

rs10822168

1.49 × 10−14

trans

JMJD1C intron

  1. Bonferroni adjusted P values of association (P < 0.05) obtained with MatrixEQTL using additive genotype effects (least squares model) are shown alongside the locus corresponding to each variant.